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ital' Staten' wette Y i@ I @that Lette/'rs Patent No. 86,991, latedFebrero/)nf 16, 1869 COMBINATION PICTURE-CASE AND CANE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters APatent: and making part ofthe same.

To all whom 'it may concern: I

Be it known that I, HOEATIO D. MCGEORGE, of Rochester, in the State ofew York, have invented a new and useful Combined Picture-Case and Cane;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing,making part of this specification, inswhich- Figure 1 show's the pictureand cover unrolled, as when being exhibited.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of my device, when rolled up and used asa walking-cane.

The nature of my invention will be understood from the drawings andspecifications.

To enable others skilled in the artA to make and use my invention, Iwill describe its construction and operation.

To a common walking-cane, A, a piece of oil-cloth or other textilefabric, B, is fastened, by any suitable means. This piece may be as wideas will extend from the handle to the ferrule, and is made a few incheslonger than the picture. 5

The picture C is also attached to the cane A, so that when it is rolledaround the cane, the cover protects it from dirt.

The out end of the cover B is folded back to the out edge of thepicture, (as shown at a, in fig. 1,) and fastened to it by tacking on ita strip of ornamental moulding. The cover B is thus attached to thepicture, so that when they are rolled up (the cover being a textilefabric) it lies down smooth and even on its out edge. H is thetissue-paper, generally kept on pictures to prevent soiling.

This arrangement forms a convenient walking-cane and sample-pieture casecombined. It is convenient for agents to carry and keep thesample-picture clean. When used as a cane, the picture and cover arerolled up, as shown in fig. 2, anda rubber band, c, put around, whichforms it into a small, convenient space for that purpose.

When required to b'e exhibited, the band is removed,

and the person takes hold of the out end of the cover,

and lets vthe cane drop, thereby unrolling the cover and picture withouttouching and soiling it. One or more pictures may be carried in thismanner without inconvenience.

What 'I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

As an improved article or' manufacture, a picture-4 case or cover, B,arranged with a walking-cane, A, as

herein shown and described.

H. D. MCGEORGE.

Witnesses:

' J As. L. GAGE,

GEORGE A. GAGE.

